Jed Stiller

Jed Stiller is an entrepreneur and business executive, co-founder and co-ceo of the sneakers and streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods.[1][2]

Jed Stiller
Born
Jed Stiller

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
OccupationEntrepreneur, Business executive

Career

Stiller obtained a BA in American Studies from Wesleyan University in 2001.[3] Prior to co-founding Stadium Goods he was engaged in a number of ventures, including founding the agency CMEG and owning/operating multiple establishments in the hospitality industry in the New York City area.[3][4]

In 2012, Stiller co-founded SM Ventures with John McPheters – a venture capital firm focused on e-commerce and technology investments.[3][5] Through SM Ventures, he became a partner and angel investor in Swarm Mobile – an enterprise technology company, acquired by Groupon in 2014.[4][6]

In 2015, Stiller and McPheters co-founded Stadium Goods, where they both took on the role of CEOs.[7][8] Stadium Goods is a sneaker and streetwear marketplace, operating online and through a store located in SoHo, New York City.[9][6] Stadium Goods was acquired by the online retail company Farfetch in January 2019 for $250m.[2][10]

In 2018, McPheters and Stiller were selected for the Business of Fashion 500 list, the WWD 40 of Tomorrow, and the Footwear News Power 150.[11][12]

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References
  1. Wolf, Cam. "Why a Massive Luxury Retailer Is Betting Big on Sneakers". GQ. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Farfetch bets on sneakers with $250M Stadium Goods acquisition". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. "John McPheters & Jed Stiller is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  4. Shapiro, Bee (2018-05-12). "How Much Is That Sneaker in the Window?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  5. Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2018-02-08). "LVMH Luxury Ventures Backs Stadium Goods". WWD. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. "Stadium Goods raises $4.6 million to sell sought-after sneakers and streetwear". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. "Stadium Goods co-CEO John McPheters's big idea is still all about sneakers". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  8. Bacelar, Liz (2019-09-19). "Stadium Goods: Riding the sneaker culture boom". Current Daily. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  9. Bain, Marc. "What a sneaker store learned from DJ Khaled about how to be cool". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  10. "How Stadium Goods is preparing for physical retail expansion". Glossy. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2018-11-29). "40 of Tomorrow: Jed Stiller and John McPheters of Stadium Goods". WWD. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  12. Staff, F. N.; Staff, F. N. (2018-10-30). "Footwear News Power List: The Nordstroms, Virgil Abloh, Helena Foulkes + 147 More Big Names". Footwear News. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
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